Irving, Texas
BOKA Powell engaged with Austin Commercial and developer Garfield Public Private to deliver a landmark addition to Irving’s new urban center at Las Colinas. The new Westin Irving Convention Center Hotel is a 300-key four-star conference center hotel, including a 10,000 SF grand ballroom, three banquet rooms, and two board rooms, totaling 18,000 SF. The City of Irving is publicly financed a portion of the project, with private debt and equity funding arranged by Garfield Public Private. The project is located immediately adjacent to the architecturally significant Irving Convention Center, designed by RMJM + Hillier. The City anticipates the immediate adjacency of the hotel to the existing convention center, completed in 2010, will increase its utilization as it competes with other local municipalities to attract convention business. To the south is the new Music Factory mixed-use development, which will include significant retail and office components, as well as a major performance venue. The hotel completes a major component of City of Irving’s vision for this dynamic, high-profile development.